Opinion Gentlemen,the door
Shekhar Guptas criticism of those associated with the CWG is quite warranted and one wholeheartedly endorses the opinion.
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Shekhar Guptas criticism of those associated with the CWG is quite warranted and one wholeheartedly endorses the opinion (We just won the Gold,IE,September 25). The credits: Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit and the PM deserve praise. While Dikshit is exhibiting dynamism,Manmohan Singh has now taken direct charge and injected some purposefulness in as much as the countrys honour must he upheld. Now those who suffer from egos and are least dynamic: the non-card holding communist,Mani Shankar Aiyar,Suresh Kalmadi himself,and Sports Minister M.S. Gill have thoroughly disgraced themselves. Once the event concludes,the sports minister and Kalmadi should be shown the door.
P. Kanaka Durga
Memories of 82
This refers to Shekhar Guptas We just won the Gold. Its indeed sad to learn that while Australia can send its cricket team to India,its PM warns her CWG contingent about a terror attack in India. As far as comparisons with Asiad 82 go,Im not able to digest how we could,back then,manage to host the event with aplomb,but now with money and technology at our disposal and our economy one of the fastest growing,we are doing so poorly. Indeed,Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh cannot wash their hands off and say that we failed because of Kalmadi and company. Rightly,its our national pride that took a hit.
Bal Govind
Noida
Let Gillard speak
The sense of moral indignation expressed in your editorial Say what,Ms Gillard? (IE,September 25) and Shekhar Guptas column,regarding the Australian PMs India unsafe statement is misplaced. Every country has the right to make risk assessments and issue travel advisories to its citizens. As a democracy weve to respect that right. Besides, Gillards comment is not entirely off-the-mark in view of extremist groups ability to strike in any part of India. With our inability to prevent terror attacks,matched only by our tolerance of death and destruction caused by the same,reactions like Gillards are not unexpected. We cant fault other nations for not having the same level of tolerance to terror as we do.
Ajay Tyagi Mumbai
Loo and behold!
Ashoke Chatterjee correctly identifies widespread poor sanitation as Indias real scandal (IE,September 27).
Of the many causes of our deplorable state of public hygiene,the lack of civic sense among people,educated ones included,must rank a priority area for attention. Its why even the limited number of toilets provided by state administrations remains ill-used. Watching a person relieving himself outside a public toilet reaffirms Nirad C. Chaudhuris observation: Nothing pleases an Indian more than easing out in the open. While civic habits should be part of hygiene education at school,punishment for violating norms of cleanliness in public should be implemented.
Y.G. Chouksey Pune
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